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Jim Steinman Quotes (1947-2021)
Producer, Composer, Playwright
About Jim Steinman
James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright.
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“Ain't no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed
Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed.”
We were doubly blessed
Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed.”
“I've been called over the top. How silly. If you don't go over the top, you can't see what's on the other side.”
“It's all we ever wanted
And all we'll ever need
And now it's slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of night.”
And all we'll ever need
And now it's slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of night.”
“The sea is whipping the sky
The sky is whipping the sea
You can hide away forever from the storm
But you'll never hide away from me.”
The sky is whipping the sea
You can hide away forever from the storm
But you'll never hide away from me.”
“I'll never forget the way you feel right now —
Oh no — no way —
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that.”
Oh no — no way —
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that.”
“I never had a girl
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night.”
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night.”
“The icy cold will cut us like a knife in the dark
And we may lose everything in the wind
But the Northern Lights are burning
And they're giving off sparks.”
And we may lose everything in the wind
But the Northern Lights are burning
And they're giving off sparks.”
“Every time I see you, all the rays of the sun
Are streaming through the waves in your hair
And every star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes
Like a spotlight.”
Are streaming through the waves in your hair
And every star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes
Like a spotlight.”
“Oh baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light.”
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light.”
“I know that I'm gonna be like this forever
I'm never gonna be what I should
And you think that I'll be bad for just a little while
But I know that I'll be bad for good.”
I'm never gonna be what I should
And you think that I'll be bad for just a little while
But I know that I'll be bad for good.”
“I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks.
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight.”
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks.
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight.”
“But it was long ago and it was far away,
Oh god, it seems so very far.
And if life is just a highway
Then the soul is just a car.
Oh god, it seems so very far.
And if life is just a highway
Then the soul is just a car.
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.”
“Like a bat out of Hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes.
But when the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you.”
I'll be gone when the morning comes.
But when the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you.”
“Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by.
Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes.
Turn around bright eyes.
Every now and then I fall apart.”
Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes.
Turn around bright eyes.
Every now and then I fall apart.”
“The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight.
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining oh so bright.
There's evil in the air
And there's thunder in the sky
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets.”
Way down in the valley tonight.
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining oh so bright.
There's evil in the air
And there's thunder in the sky
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets.”
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“And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever And we'll only be making it right 'Cause we'll never be wrong Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks I really need you tonight Forever's gonna start tonight”
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“When he performs my songs, I couldn't even dream of them being sung better.”
About Jim Steinman
James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright.